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ark_ader:
Well I have been procastinating this cab for nearly six months, but I have the tools and the space to put it together.
I have scaled down the size to a third (ish), and collected the artwork. I have been working on the designs for a week now and I happy with the result.
I bought a 13 inch TV and will use the Xbox as it has all the games on it anyway, and today its hard to find a platform that will play Mame and Daphne for less than $60.
Its the interface that is causing the headaches. I want to use a hack but I also want to play Xbox games on it. So it is a controller hack and an additional controller for playing the xbox games.
I'll document the build and post pics.
Stay tuned! ;D
javeryh:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on April 21, 2008, 03:56:43 pm ---Well I have been procastinating this cab for nearly six months, but I have the tools and the space to put it together.
I have scaled down the size to a third (ish), and collected the artwork. I have been working on the designs for a week now and I happy with the result.
I bought a 13 inch TV and will use the Xbox as it has all the games on it anyway, and today its hard to find a platform that will play Mame and Daphne for less than $60.
Its the interface that is causing the headaches. I want to use a hack but I also want to play Xbox games on it. So it is a controller hack and an additional controller for playing the xbox games.
I'll document the build and post pics.
Stay tuned! ;D
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Wow - a third!?!?!? That thing is going to be TINY. My "mini" is at 80% scale and it's pretty small... I can't wait to see some progress pics on this. I'm especially interested in the guts of the thing (the hacked xbox) as I've never seen one in action... :cheers:
amadama:
I hope you meant you scaled it back by a third because a 2ft tall machine (while neat to look at) would be real tough to play!
Best of luck with this build and I hope it comes out better than the one I built!
Alex
Dudeman:
--- Quote from: amadama on April 21, 2008, 08:37:14 pm ---I hope you meant you scaled it back by a third because a 2ft tall machine (while neat to look at) would be real tough to play!
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That's got to be what he meant. A 13" monitor wouldn't fit in a 2' cab. It would only be about 8" wide!
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: Dudeman on April 22, 2008, 09:56:15 am ---
--- Quote from: amadama on April 21, 2008, 08:37:14 pm ---I hope you meant you scaled it back by a third because a 2ft tall machine (while neat to look at) would be real tough to play!
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That's got to be what he meant. A 13" monitor wouldn't fit in a 2' cab. It would only be about 8" wide!
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Yes and no. It will be 2' tall but will be wider to accommodate the monitor and the xbox which will be mounted vertically. I had a 10" IBM 240 laptop that was originally going into this project, but the gear is sitting in a crate back in the UK. While not wanting to be a slouch, I opted for a 13" TV and Xbox instead.
The screen orientation is giving me grief at the moment, and IMO I never liked the screen placement in the original, probably due to the player standing over it. Since this will be table top size, the screen will have to compensate.
I have been trying to make a smaller LED display to into this, but will have to cheat and base this project on an Atari Euro version. Jakobuds plans are being helpful, and I'm using SketchUp to model this to save time. I will cut the base down to one third too, or it will look dorky.
I can really make this into a cabaret real easy, but I wanted to see if I could turn it into a bartop, yet still keep some of it original identity.
Today I'm mocking the unit together and (to be honest wasted a couple of hours playing it) and it looks very do'able without compromising too much, at least I will get some laughs from the purists, that are hoping to see a scaled exact replica. Maybe I'll do that with the laptop when the shipping arrives. ;D
I'll get some cardboard tonight and mock it up and get some templates made. The marquee is the hardest part, and I'm at odds on how to make the rails for it. I'll be cutting the lexan to match once the pieces are cut.
What is cool, there is a local Happs in town and I can pick the stuff up, which should save some shipping costs. I got some good info on Xbox controller hacks, and I'm sourcing a MadCatz as they are the easiest to wire up.
The way I look at it is that I can always goof it up. And start all over again. :laugh2:
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